Morphological changes of the conjunctival epithelium in contact lens wearers evaluated by impression cytology

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 461-466

  Aragona, P ^a   Ferreri, G ^a   Micali, A ^a   Puzzolo, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Contact lens; Impression cytology; Scoring system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMATIN; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HARD CONTACT LENS; HUMAN; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KERATINIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT CONTACT LENS;

EID: 0031851535     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1998.105     Document Type: Article

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